Means for the protection against rifle-fire.



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MEANS FOR THE PROTECTION AGAINST RIFLE FIRE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 20. 1915.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE FROBISI-I, OF PONTIAC, ILLINOIS.

MEANS FOR THE PROTECTION AGAINST RIFLE-FIRE.

Application filed. November 20, 1915.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE E. FRomsH, a citizen of the United States, a resident of Pontiac, in the county of Livingston and the State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Means for the Protection Against Rifle-Fire; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of thesaine.

My invention consists of two oblong sections of sheet steel which are fastened together by hinges, can be folded together, and can be set at any angle desired.

Each section of the shield is provided with deflecting flanges which deflect rifle bullets into the air, or into the ground, in such manner that rifle bullets are rendered harmless after striking the shield.

In the accompanying drawings Figures 1, 2 and 3 are different views embodying my invention.

To enable others skilled in the art to make use of my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

In Fig. 1, we have a section of the shield showing how the flange is produced. From the end of the shield as designated by letter C, an incision is made running to such a point so as to produce an angle of 55 degrees as designated from point I, to E. And from these points I, to E, the steel is folded over so as to produce a flange, as shown in Fig. 2. The flange points A, as shown in Fig. 1, which have been folded Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 14, 1916.

Serial No. 62,559.

over as shown in Flg. 2, should be folded so as to bring the flanges to an angle of 45 degrees with the shield.

In Figs. 1 and 2 the letter N, designates the position of counter sunk bolt heads which go through the hinges which are inside of the shields when folded.

Fig. 3, is a View showing the shield ready for operation, showing its position on the ground. Letters E, and H, represent points or surfaces of the shield sections which lie on the ground, and letter H, also shows forward point of the shield which faces line of rifle fire.

I The angular openings or ports from which the soldier may fire on the enemy, are those openings which are produced by the production of the flanges as shown in Fig. 8.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

A shield formed of two sections foldably hinged together at one end and disposed at an angle to each other when in use, each section having at its other end an angular port and bullet deflecting flanges at the edges of the port, said port and flanges being formed by bending portions of the section outward from a slot or incision made in the end of the section.

GEORGE E. FROBISH.

Witnesses:

ESTHER M. PAMPEL, JAMEs FROBISH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

